The use of clinical decision support for hospital discharge disposition was associated with a reduction in spending and readmissions without negatively affecting emergency department use. Objectives: ...

History: Beginning in the early 1990s, the number of patients discharged from acute care to a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) began to rise due to inpatient improvements such as surgical technique, ...

While many skilled nursing facilities operate on the premise that hospital partners with strong outcomes data are the best way to achieve referrals, new research published in the American Journal of ...

BPCI participation did not significantly change the number of SNF partners or discharge concentration among hospitals. Hospitals may feel constrained by CMS requirements for patient choice, limiting ...